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enterolith

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enterolith /en·tero·lith/ (en´ter-o-lith″) a calculus in the intestine.
en·ter·o·lith (nt-r-lth)
n.
An intestinal calculus formed of layers surrounding a nucleus of a hard indigestible substance.

enterolith
[en′tərōlith′]
Etymology: Gk, enteron + lithos, stone
a stone consisting of ingested material found within the intestine. See also calculus.

enterolith
a calculus in the intestine; they achieve their greatest importance in horses where they can cause obstruction of the large intestine. In most cases the resulting attacks of colic are recurrent. The enteroliths are smooth, lamellated objects consisting of ammonium magnesium phosphate and occur in mature animals.
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Enterolith from a horse. By permission from Knottenbelt DC, Pascoe RR, Diseases and Disorders of the Horse, Saunders, 2003


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